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Postmortem Interval Estimation Based on Eukaryotic Community Associated with Soil Under Decomposing Porcine Remains [PDF]
, 2020 Recent studies have shown that bacteria associated with soils under a carcass change significantly both temporally and spatially. These studies were done in both laboratory and field conditions, but with limited replications.
Haase, Amanda M
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The Web of Death: Scavenger Communities and Interactions on Carrion in Australian Landscapes [PDF]
, 2022 Carrion is a nutrient-rich resource that attracts a diverse community of organisms, from insects and vertebrates to microbes. These organisms engage in a series of complex interactions, as they compete for a shared resource that is generally ephemeral ...
Spencer, Emma
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Seasonal Dynamics of Decomposition Ecology [PDF]
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Entomology - Master of Science, 2024All organic life, by virtue of having ever been alive, is fated to end.
Grigsby, Anthony
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Life after death in the pelagic: Non‐predatory zooplankton mortality and the “ghost carbon pump”
Limnology and Oceanography Letters, Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2026.Abstract The biological carbon pump is traditionally framed as a trophically mediated process in which zooplankton mortality is attributed mainly to predation, routing carbon through fecal pellets and higher trophic levels before export. Increasing evidence, however, shows that nonpredatory mortality—caused by different environmental stressors—accounts
Albert Calbet
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Understanding the relationship between the human microbiome and urban decay/recovery among autopsied adults in Detroit, Michigan [PDF]
, 2016 Increased social cohesion within neighborhoods has been associated with better mental and physical health. Social cohesion is often measured via self-report data of an individual\u2019s perception of the community, but features of the built environment ...
Rzotkiewicz, Amanda T.
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No genetic differentiation among populations up to 300 km apart in three species of carrion beetles
Ecological Entomology, Volume 50, Issue 6, Page 953-967, December 2025.Habitat fragmentation threatens biodiversity by disrupting gene flow; understanding species' dispersal abilities is key to determining whether they are limited by habitat or mobility. Carrion beetles show no significant population genetic structure across up to 320 km, indicating high dispersal ability and unrestricted gene flow.
Bastian Schauer +10 more
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Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 9, Page 2268-2283, September 2025.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract While fungal necromass is increasingly recognized as a major source of persistent carbon (C) in soils, the relative functional roles of bacteria and fungi in decomposing necromass are not fully resolved, and the processes that select for necromass decomposer communities
Achala Narayanan +7 more
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Two-Eyed Seeing into shipwrecks: maritime microscopy in the South Carolina Lowcountry
Frontiers in Environmental ArchaeologyBy enhancing methods for how archaeology can contribute to the study of multi-species shipwrecks (or shipwreck ecology), this paper reconsiders the function of non-functioning ships and boats from anti-colonial and Native American perspectives.
Sara A. Rich +2 more
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Silver gull carcasses host unique carrion insect communities on a nearshore island
Austral Entomology, Volume 64, Issue 3, August 2025.Abstract Island ecosystems offer unique opportunities to study the dynamics of species that rely on ephemeral resources such as carrion. This study investigated the necrophagous insect communities associated with carrion of silver gulls (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) on a small nearshore island off the east coast of Australia, to assess how ...
Nikolas P. Johnston +3 more
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A review of the microbiome associated with human decomposition [PDF]
, 2017 The decomposition of human remains involves a complex microbial ecology that few studies have examined in depth. This review investigated the microbiome of human decomposition to further understand their functions within the decomposition process and ...
Dowell-Curby, Jack
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